Mecca vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$350
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
26
😀 Quality of life
53
13
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.12M

The cost of living in Mecca is 31% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6019th and 6821st ($940 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Somalia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6051st and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Mogadishu

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Mecca Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799